A 48-year-old woman died this morning when her green Honda CRV suddenly veered across three lanes of traffic before colliding into several parked cars in South San Jose.

Wanda Juanita Daniel was driving on Branham Lane near Pearl Avenue at 7:18 a.m. when the crash occurred, according to San Jose police spokesman Dirk Parsons.

While the crash remained under investigation, police said Daniel may have suffered a “medical emergency.”

Witnesses told police Daniel was traveling westbound on Branham Lane from Pearl Avenue when her CRV started veering toward the concrete center island, ran against it and then made an abrupt right turn across all three lanes, Parson said. The Honda smashed into five parked vehicles on Branham Lane before coming to a stop.

Daniel was taken to a nearby hospital and was pronounced dead, Parsons said. There were no other injuries.

Parsons said there is no indication that drugs or alcohol played a role.

Police asked anyone with more information to call the San Jose Police Department’s traffic investigations unit at 408-277-4654.

Mark Gomez has worked for the Mercury News since 1992, including the past ten years as a reporter on the breaking news/public safety team. He is a South Bay native and graduate of San Jose State University.

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